Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Bruder by Ania Ahlborn

44 reviews

hannxm's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Grim. Chews up your heart and spits it out. Then chews it up again. Some absolutely fantastic character work in this one! Just umm... check your Content Warnings...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing and Homophobia

robynmarisa_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Torture

midnightgremlin's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

A good book and a quick read. Would pick up another book from the author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Incest, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: War

pullingthorns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is so Ethel cain coded 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Rape, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Homophobia, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: War

chuckyinspace's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia

themookintosh's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Gobsmackingly awful and gut wrenching. Not for the the faint of heart but one of the most hopeless, true horror stories I have read in a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Alcohol

renegadeofjunk's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

maylon93's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I simultaneously want to protect him and am disgusted by him. Wild ride of a book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Homophobia

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail